thickness

[thik-nis]

noun

1. the state or quality of being thick.

2. the measure of the smallest dimension of a solid figure.

   a board of two-inch thickness.

3. the thick part or body of something.

   the thickness of the leg.

4. a layer, stratum, or ply.

   three thicknesses of cloth.

verb (used with object)

1. to bring (a piece, as a board) to a uniform thickness.

thickness

/ ˈθɪknɪs /

noun

1. the state or quality of being thick

2. the dimension through an object, as opposed to length or width

3. a layer of something

4. a thick part

Word History and Origins

Origin of thickness¹

before 900; Middle English thiknesse, Old English thicnes. See thick, -ness

Related Words

• consistency 
• density 
• diameter 
• dimension 
• girth 
• layer 
• sheet 
• width